There is so much guilt involved in loving The Sopranos, perhaps similar to the guilt of enjoying a boxing match.
Here is a clearly group of men involved in illegal gains and violent enforcement of extortion. They beat up people, harass and intimidate, and even “whack.” They are big on family but they also all have mistresses and girlfriends on the side, and they cheat on their wives liberally, frequently, with gusto.
As to the wives and girlfriends – aren’t they equally guilty for participating in the same violence by agreeing to enjoy its fruits?
So, back to square one, why do we love The Sopranos as law-abiding tax payers?
For one thing, most of us are lonely, without the support of an extended family. Most of us are lucky if we have one other person in the house with us at night when we come home from a long day at work. Most of us cannot even use the HOV lanes because we just do not have a second person to drive around with.
And Sopranos have families. Big boisterous contentious lively noisy families, all living under one roof. Whatever they may be, the Sopranos are certainly not lonely people. We like that, for starters.
Sopranos also have friends. We like that too. They are the sort of friends that hug and kiss when they meet, and pat each other’s backs. We like that camaraderie too. There is so much warmth, harking back from slower and simpler times when everybody in a neighborhood used to know everybody else. There is safety and security there.
To be continued in Part 2...
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